Dearness Relief (DR)

Dearness Relief is payable on the Basic Pay/Basic Pension/Family Pension  at rates which are revised twice a year i.e on 01 Jan and 01 Jul. Dearness Relief rates w.e.f 01Jan 1986 are as under:-

Date from             Rate       Date from              Rate

Which Payable                   which Payable  

Jan 1986                   NIL       Jan 2003                55%

Jul  1986                    4%      Jul  2003                 59%

Jan 1987                    8%      Jan 2004                 61%

Jul  1987                  13%      Jul  2004                 14%

Jan 1988                  18%      Jan 2005                 17%

Jul  1988                   23%     Jul  2005                  21%

Jan 1989                   29%     Jan 2006                  NIL 

Jul  1989                   32%     Jul  2006                     2%

Jan 1990                   38%     Jan 2007                     6%

Jul   1990                  43 %    Jul  2007                     9%

Jan 1991                   51%     Jan 2008                   12%

Jul  1991                   60%     Jul  2008                    16%

Jan 1992                   71%     Jan 2009                    22%

Jul  1992                   83%     Jul  2009                    27%

Jan 1993                   92%     Jan 2010                   35%

Jul  1993                   97%     Jul  2010                    45%

Jan 1994                 104%     Jan 2011                    51%

Jul  1994                  114%     Jul  2011                   58 %

Jan 1995                  125%     Jan 2012                   65%

Jul  1995                   136%     Jul  2012                   72%

Jan 1996                    NIL       Jan 2013                   80%

Jul  1996                      4%     Jul  2013                    90%

Jan 1997                      8%     Jan 2014                  100%

Jul  1997                    13%     Jul  2014                   107 %

Jan 1998                    16%     Jan 2015                   113%

Jul  1998                     22%     Jul  2015                   119 %

Jan 1999                    32%      Jan 2016                    NIL

Jul  1999                    37%      Jul  2016                       2%

Jan 2000                    38%      Jan 2017                       4%

Jul  2000                    41%      Jul  2017                        5%

Jan 2001                    43%      Jan 2018                      ??

Jul  2001                    45%    

Jan 2002                    49%

Jul  2002                     52%